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William Donovan

474 Brooklyn Blvd, Brightwaters, NY 11718

Cell: (631) 617-9434

donovan.bill@gmail.com

Educational Summary

M.F.A.              2006 Painting    University of Iowa, Iowa City IA

M.A.                 2003 Painting    University of Iowa, Iowa City IA

B.F.A.               2001 Painting    University of Massachusetts, Amherst MA

Professional Experience

Fall 2007 to     Adjunct Drawing Instructor, Drawing, Adelphi University  

Present

Fall 2003 and     Instructor of Record, Teaching Assistantship, Basic Drawing, University of Iowa 

Spring 2006

Areas of Specialization: Traditional Figure Drawing and Painting, Journal/Time Related Art, Collaborative Exhibitions

Fellowships

2003                 Mildred Pelzer Lynch Fellowship

2001 –  2003     University of Iowa Arts Fellowship

2001                 Berkshire Art Association Fellowship

Exhibition Record

2007                 Words and Pictures, Transmission Gallery, Richmond VA

2006                 Paintallica, Western Exhibitions Gallery, Chicago, IL

                        MFA Thesis Show, University of Iowa Art Museum, I.C., IA

2005                 I was deployed to Kandahar, Afghanistan with the Iowa National Guard

2004                 Like a Metaphor, In a Knife Fight; Drewelowe Gallery, University of Iowa, I.C., IA

2003                 Easter Collaborative, Byron Burford Gallery, Universtiy of Iowa, I.C., IA

                        Northern National Juried Competition, Rhinelander, WI

                        Big Ten Exhibition, Big Ten Center, Chicago, IL

2002                 Texas National, Juror: Sandy Skoglund, Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX 

                        Peter Feldstein's Selection, Hudson River Gallery, Iowa City, IA

                        Recent Collaborations, Drewelowe Gallery, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA                       

                        Glad to Be Here, Byron Burford Gallery, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

2001                 Berkshire Art Association Fellowship Show, Berkshire Artisan Gallery, Pittsfield MA

Bibliography

Skoglund, Sandy; “Texas National 2002,” Exhibition Catalog

Donovan, Laurie; “Interview,” www.zinearcade.com, June 2007

Johnston, Andrew; “Feature Article: Bill Donovan,” Zinearcade No.1, November 2007

Publications

“How to Draw Pictures in Kandahar, Pretext No. 1,” Self Published, June 2007

Memberships

Volunteer editor for the Open Directory Project in the Arts/Weblogs section, the only human edited source used by Google

Visiting Artist/Lecturer

2007     Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA

Websites

http://donovan.art.googlepages.com

http://www.inkstainedhands.com

References

Susan White, Area Head Painting and Drawing

University of Iowa

141 North Riverside Drive, 150 Art Building West

Iowa City, IA 52242-7000

(319) 339-1069

susan-white@uiowa.edu

Joseph Patrick, Professor of Painting and Drawing

1190 East Court St.

Iowa City, IA 52240-3232

(319) 351-2084

jospeh-patrick@uiowa.edu

Jeremy Chen, Assistant Professor of Art

Calvin College

3201 Burton SE

Grand Rapids, MI 49503

(616) 526-6935

chenjerem@gmail.com

Technical Abilities

Digital Image Editing

Digital Photography

Wood Cut Printing

Self Publishing

Military Awards

2005     Combat Infantryman's Badge